Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 87%
Simulated
A nurse is preparing to administer Ringer's lactate by continuous IV infusion at 120 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min?
Correct answer
120
Rationale
Using the formula (mL/hr x drop factor) / 60 = (120 x 60) / 60 = 120 gtt/min, the rate is correctly calculated.